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	The message carried by New Deal art is clear: hard work will triumph over economic depression. By painting murals celebrating this American ideal, the artists were themselves working in a socially useful way, and the system was rewarding their hard work by paying them money for painting pictures in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe in the country's history.		The message carried by New Deal art is clear: hard work will triumph over economic depression. By painting murals celebrating this American ideal, the artists were themselves working in a socially useful way, and the system was rewarding their hard work by paying them money for painting pictures in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe in the country's history.

	''~~--excerpted~~ from ''"Working to Prosperity: California's New Deal Murals" by Steven M. Gelber in'' California History magazine,'' Summer 1979, Vol. LVIII, No. 2		''—excerpted from ''"Working to Prosperity: California's New Deal Murals" by Steven M. Gelber in'' California History magazine,'' Summer 1979, Vol. LVIII, No. 2

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			'''Labaudt, following the precedent set by many of his era's fellow artists to include other artists, depicts here Gottardo Piazzoni, a Swiss-Italian muralist who worked in San Francisco during the first two decades of the 20th century.'''

			''Photos: Chris Carlsson''

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			'''A variety of family, friends and students populate this bucolic beach scene, with the still under construction Golden Gate Bridge in the background. '''

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			'''Lucien Labaudt's Beach Chalet murals: John McLaren (G.G. Park Superintendent) in left foreground on bench, with Jack Spring (later General Manager of Parks and Rec Dept.) holding redwood tree's root ball, while behind on horseback sit sculptor [[Beniamino Bufano on Public Art\|Benny Bufano]] and Joseph Danysh, then head of [[California's Not So Radical New Deal Murals \| California Federal Art Project]].'''

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	In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91		In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91

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	'''Labaudt Mural at the Beach Chalet (detail of port scene)'''		'''Labaudt Mural at the Beach Chalet (detail of port scene)'''

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by Steven M. Gelber''

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	'''Panels from the [[Beach Chalet\| Beach Chalet]] murals by Lucien Labaudt'''		'''Panels from the [[Beach Chalet\| Beach Chalet]] murals by Lucien Labaudt'''

	California artists earnestly believed that their art should be inspirational, and they painted the world not as it was but as they wished it to be. Their heavy emphasis on themes of work reflected their belief that hard labor would again bring a happy, healthy, and even wealthy life. Accordingly, in a Coit Tower mural by Jane Berlandina, well-dressed couples dance to the music of a ukelele and grand piano at an elegant house party. On the tower's stairwells, beautifully turned-out San Franciscans parade up and down Powell Street in murals by Lucian Labaudt. In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91 In San Diego other artists painted prosperous equestrians and hunters, and in Santa Monica even polo players made an appearance.92		California artists earnestly believed that their art should be inspirational, and they painted the world not as it was but as they wished it to be. Their heavy emphasis on themes of work reflected their belief that hard labor would again bring a happy, healthy, and even wealthy life. Accordingly, in a [[Coit Tower Politics\|Coit Tower mural]] by Jane Berlandina, well-dressed couples dance to the music of a ukelele and grand piano at an elegant house party. On the tower's stairwells, beautifully turned-out San Franciscans parade up and down Powell Street in murals by Lucian Labaudt.

	~~The message carried by New Deal art is clear~~-hard work will triumph over economic depression. By painting murals celebrating this American ideal, the artists were themselves working in a socially useful way, and the system was rewarding their hard work by paying them money for painting pictures in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe in the country's history.		[[Image:Labaudt-closeup 3652.jpg]]

	''~~--excerpted~~ from ''~~"Working to Prosperity: California~~'~~s New Deal Murals" by Steven M. Gelber in~~'' ~~California History magazine,~~'' ~~Summer 1979, Vol. LVIII, No. 2~~		'''Lucian Labaudt included himself in this panel from the Beach Chalet, his back turned to the viewer as he reads the paper.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	'' ''		In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91

	[[Image:~~art1$beach-chalet-mural-2~~.jpg]]		[[Image:Waterfront 3667.jpg]]

	'''Labaudt Mural at the Beach Chalet (detail of port scene)'''		'''Labaudt Mural at the Beach Chalet (detail of port scene)'''

	''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			In San Diego other artists painted prosperous equestrians and hunters, and in Santa Monica even polo players made an appearance.92

			The message carried by New Deal art is clear: hard work will triumph over economic depression. By painting murals celebrating this American ideal, the artists were themselves working in a socially useful way, and the system was rewarding their hard work by paying them money for painting pictures in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe in the country's history.

			''--excerpted from ''"Working to Prosperity: California's New Deal Murals" by Steven M. Gelber in'' California History magazine,'' Summer 1979, Vol. LVIII, No. 2

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	~~Contributors to this page include~~:		''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

	~~''Carlsson - Publisher or Photographer ''~~

	~~Labaudt,Lucien - Photographer-Artist~~		[[Coit Tower Politics \| Prev. Document]] [[Sargent Johnson and Bufano \| Next Document]]

	~~Labaudt,Lucien - Photographer-Artist~~		[[category:Public Art]] [[category:murals]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:Golden Gate Park]]

	~~California Historical Society,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer~~

	~~Gelber,Steven - Writer~~

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	'''Panels from the [[Beach Chalet Beach Chalet]] murals by Lucien Labaudt'''		'''Panels from the [[Beach Chalet\| Beach Chalet]] murals by Lucien Labaudt'''

	California artists earnestly believed that their art should be inspirational, and they painted the world not as it was but as they wished it to be. Their heavy emphasis on themes of work reflected their belief that hard labor would again bring a happy, healthy, and even wealthy life. Accordingly, in a Coit Tower mural by Jane Berlandina, well-dressed couples dance to the music of a ukelele and grand piano at an elegant house party. On the tower's stairwells, beautifully turned-out San Franciscans parade up and down Powell Street in murals by Lucian Labaudt. In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91 In San Diego other artists painted prosperous equestrians and hunters, and in Santa Monica even polo players made an appearance.92		California artists earnestly believed that their art should be inspirational, and they painted the world not as it was but as they wished it to be. Their heavy emphasis on themes of work reflected their belief that hard labor would again bring a happy, healthy, and even wealthy life. Accordingly, in a Coit Tower mural by Jane Berlandina, well-dressed couples dance to the music of a ukelele and grand piano at an elegant house party. On the tower's stairwells, beautifully turned-out San Franciscans parade up and down Powell Street in murals by Lucian Labaudt. In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91 In San Diego other artists painted prosperous equestrians and hunters, and in Santa Monica even polo players made an appearance.92
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'''Panels from the [[Beach Chalet Beach Chalet]] murals by Lucien Labaudt'''

California artists earnestly believed that their art should be inspirational, and they painted the world not as it was but as they wished it to be. Their heavy emphasis on themes of work reflected their belief that hard labor would again bring a happy, healthy, and even wealthy life. Accordingly, in a Coit Tower mural by Jane Berlandina, well-dressed couples dance to the music of a ukelele and grand piano at an elegant house party. On the tower's stairwells, beautifully turned-out San Franciscans parade up and down Powell Street in murals by Lucian Labaudt. In Lucian Labaudt's San Francisco Beach Chalet scenes, equestrians, tennis players, and the Saint Francis Yacht Club inhabit the landscape. If, as reputed, a Beach Chalet waterfront scene includes a portrait of Labaudt's friend, labor organizer Harry Bridges, it is a Bridges peacefully wheeling a hand-truck, not leading the violent waterfront strike of 1934.91 In San Diego other artists painted prosperous equestrians and hunters, and in Santa Monica even polo players made an appearance.92

The message carried by New Deal art is clear-hard work will triumph over economic depression. By painting murals celebrating this American ideal, the artists were themselves working in a socially useful way, and the system was rewarding their hard work by paying them money for painting pictures in the middle of the worst economic catastrophe in the country's history.

''--excerpted from ''"Working to Prosperity: California's New Deal Murals" by Steven M. Gelber in'' California History magazine,'' Summer 1979, Vol. LVIII, No. 2

'' ''

[[Image:art1$beach-chalet-mural-2.jpg]]

Labaudt Mural at the Beach Chalet (detail of port scene)

Contributors to this page include:

''Carlsson - Publisher or Photographer ''

Labaudt,Lucien - Photographer-Artist

Labaudt,Lucien - Photographer-Artist

California Historical Society,San Francisco,CA - Publisher or Photographer

Gelber,Steven - Writer

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